Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Marlon Riggs
Born: February 3, 1957
Died: April 5, 1994 (aged 37)
Bio: Marlon Troy Riggs was a filmmaker, educator, poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several television documentaries, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black is... Black Ain't.
Known for:
- Tongues Untied (1989)
- Ethnic Notions (1986)
- Color Adjustment (1991)
- Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema (1991)